Denmark vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Denmark
175,733 number
in 2018
Portugal
190,586 number
in 2018
Denmark rank
62nd
Portugal rank
59th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Denmark
  • Portugal
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 190,586 number against 175,733 number in Denmark, a difference of 14,853 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 44,345 number 32,438 number 11,907 number Denmark
1980s 54,927 number 52,802 number 2,125 number Denmark
1990s 89,328 number 157,772 number 68,443 number Portugal
2000s 123,988 number 212,023 number 88,035 number Portugal
2010s 165,967 number 194,802 number 28,835 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Denmark or Portugal?
Portugal, at 190,586 number against 175,733 number in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Denmark and Portugal?
14,853 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Denmark ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.